Moto E (2015) with LTE now available for purchase in the U.S.

Ed. Note: The 2015 Moto E, released in early March, will remain on Android 5.1 Lollipop and not be updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which was made available some seven months later. As such it is not a smartphone we can recommend purchasing.

Motorola's latest affordable smartphone — the Moto E (2015) — is now up for sale in the U.S. Available in white and black color variants, the 3G-only model is retailing for $119, while the LTE-enabled version is listed at $149.

Not really. This is more affordable, more customizable, has a front facing speaker, a better processor, and a much larger battery. The Moto G LTE has a flash, but that's pretty much its only advantage.

Not to mention that this newer version and hopefully closer to the starting line for updates. I don't think the moto g 4G LTE has even gotten lollipop. Only the moto g (2013/2014) and moto x (2013/2014)

I do think that anyone who has a moto g 4G LTE doesn't really need to upgrade. For me owning my moto g (2013) I definitely am considering upgrade to the moto e LTE. Besides yearly or 6 month upgrades with any moto g or moto e variant is under $200 and off contract. Not like $600-$700 off contract for flagships.

The Moto G LTE is scheduled to receive Android 5.0 update this month though, and owners in Canada have reported already having the update. So there's no advantage other than the E having a snapdragon 410 vs G-LTE's s400

Got mine yesterday. It's a nice little phone for the price. Got it for a backup to my Nexus 6. Picks up LTE fine on T-Mobile.
Ordered it the first day it was available. Be advised, The Motorola site said in stock on mine but it took almost a week to get here.
Came from China just like the Nexus 6.

This looks like a great phone. The only thing holding me back is the 1 GB memory. SD can be expanded so no problem there. Anyone experienced problems with the 1 GB limit? I'd be looking to use it with T-Mobile. thanks!